Tired of the heat and humidity of Osaka, my wife and I decided to take a little road trip on Wednesday. We drove about six hours south to the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture for a little R&R as well as some swimming at the beach. (In actuality, it should take only about four hours, but the summer vacation traffic was treacherous.) My mother, when I mentioned it on the phone, said, "Oh, it's a little honeymoon, huh?" It was about a week or so after we got married, but we have bigger plans for our honeymoon. (I'll keep it a secret until it happens. :) )
Even though there was a lot of traffic, once we got far enough, the scenery on the road was beautiful. The Pacific Ocean on one side, and mountains and rock formations on the other. On the way, we stopped at a little town called Susami to swim at the beach there for two hours. It was nice: not crowded, the water was not too cold, and the scenery was good. After that, we stayed at a small ryokan on the outskirts of Kushimoto called Ebisu. The best thing about the place was the food.
The next morning, we went to a beach in Kushimoto called Hashigui. It wasn't as good as Susami; for starters, the ocean floor was covered in seaweed. The wind made the waters a bit choppy as well. Plus, we were exhausted from the swimming we did the day before. Nevertheless, we spent about an hour and a half there, then drove back to Osaka.
It seems like we got out of there at the right time. Yesterday, there was a big earthquake off the coast of Peru, and the quake caused a tsunami that traveled all the way across the Pacific Ocean to Japan. The waves at Kushimoto were choppier than we experienced.
For some reason, we ended up not taking any pictures of our little trip; I apologize for that.
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